Bevan Charles

Biography

Charles Bevan was born in the late 1820s and surfaced in 1865 as a furniture designer and manufacturer. Little is known of his life although his furniture is mentioned with appreciation in catalogues and periodicals.

He made designs for Marsh & Jones of Leeds, including a suite of furniture for Titus Salt (now in Leeds City Art Galleries Temple Newsam House) Lamb of Manchester, Holland & Sons, and Gillows. It is perhaps significant that furniture in the elaborately ornamented Gothic style typical of both Seddon and Bevan was made by Seddon & Co. in collaboration with Kendall & Co. of Leeds the firm which was taken over by Marsh & Jones in 1864